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2. Mark the Romantic: On our fifth anniversary, Mark surprised me with a beautiful poem and a diamond ring. He buried the bottle in the sand at a local lake close to our house. While out for a walk, I spotted the bottle and started to kick it, thinking it was a treasure map. To my surprise, it was a real treasure!
3. Our Amazing Kids: We have two wonderful teenagers who truly are a joy. We really hit the jackpot with these two—hardly any headaches at all!
4. Hall Passes: My hall pass was Ryan Reynolds, but now that he’s married to Blake Lively, it’s Henry Cavill. Mark always jokes that his is the girl at Starbucks, but deep down, it’s actually Kate Beckinsale. I guess we both have a thing for people from the UK!
5. Beverage Preferences: Mark enjoys red wine and straight whisky—yuck! I don’t drink at all.
6. Our Pets: We have a fat cat named Charlie, and an adorable fluffy dog named Clementine.
7. Cruising Adventures: We love cruising! Our next journey will be on the Carnival Liberty out of New Orleans on August 10, 2025. Feel free to come say “hi!”
8. A Celebrity Lookalike: Some people say I resemble Sandra Bullock!
9. Favourite Movie: I love Dirty Dancing and Mark loves Stand by Me.
10. Funny story: One time when we first started dating, we found ourselves in an indoor amusement park that had a closed ride on hydraulic legs that spun around and was supposed to simulate a roller coaster. Being the romantic that he is, Mark decided to take his seatbelt off before the ride started so that he could sneak a kiss and naturally the ride started just as he leaned in.
While Mark thrashed around like a shoe in a dryer, we had a friend that was waiting in line to go next on the ride but when he heard all the racket, he decided that it wasn’t necessarily the ride that he was looking to get on. When the door finally opened and we got out, Mark looked like a stray cat that just got beat around like dice in a Yahtzee cup! I think that this story set the foundation for all the adventures ahead of us.
Whenever things seem to fall apart around Daisy, romance novels are her way of escaping. When immersed in a novel, she can imagine herself in the story as the lead female character. Still, the difference between her and the typical female character in her novels is that she is not your average damsel in distress.
Daisy was raised by a military father who ensured his daughter knew survival skills and how to protect herself. Following in her beloved father’s footsteps, Daisy joined the army and met Justin. Eventually, Daisy’s dreams would come true. While on a decompression stop after a deployment overseas, she finds herself at the Lachlan Castle in Scotland. There, she is thrown back in time to the era she loves to read about, but things are nothing like she imagined.
When Daisy befriends a bonnie Scottish lass, she finds herself in a haven under the roof of the girl’s brother, a laird named Alick. It becomes clear that the laird is constantly challenged by the many nuances of Daisy’s status as a modern-day female soldier as she attempts to navigate the dangerous life in medieval Scotland. While trying her best to fit in, Daisy stumbles upon a psychotic baron named Thomas, who loves to torture women and is fascinated with her.
Both Laird Alick and Baron Thomas want to tame the lioness in Daisy but for different reasons. But Daisy is ill-prepared for medieval love or warfare and must train her heart and head to face what’s coming next.
Enjoy an Excerpt
Two floors below mine, I felt safe that I would come out of this situation unscathed, so I decided to sneak out a little squeaker to relieve some of the pressure. If I learned anything from this situation, it was this: you can spend your whole day out and about and not see one goodlooking guy, but if you blow one little fart in an elevator, one will suddenly appear like Houdini.
As the ding chimed and the elevator doors opened one floor below mine, I sheepishly stood in my stench, staring into the face of a tall, muscular, blond-haired, brown-eyed hunk of a man. I could tell he didn’t appreciate the treat that I left for him. So, there was only one thing to do in this situation, and that was to stay cool and collected, as though nothing had happened, even though it was pretty evident that I had just dumped my guts. The look he gave me as he
stopped in his tracks and raised one eyebrow before turning and pressing the button for the thirtieth floor made me blurt out the first thing that came to mind.
“Do you smell popcorn?” I said. Instantly, I regretted my words, as heat rose to my cheeks.
He gave me a sideways smirk and faced the doors as they closed, replying, “I am not sure where you buy your popcorn, but if it smells like that, I wouldn’t recommend buying it again.”
About the Author 
Hi, I am Elysia Stevens, and I am a big fan of rom-coms, which should not be a surprise after reading this story. Most would describe me as eccentric in my personality, which really stands out in my choice of attire. I love to wear fun socks, and every Friday I celebrate “Fabio Friday” by wearing a Fabio T-shirt for all to enjoy (luv ya, Fabio!). Thankfully, my husband, Mark Stevens, has a lot of patience because I can’t sit still for more than five minutes at a time and always have my head in the clouds. He has been my partner in life for over eighteen years, and there is nothing we can’t and don’t tackle together. My husband’s taste generally ranges from Stephen King to classic literature, but being the great guy he is, he not only read my rom-com novel but also co-authored it with me! Unfortunately, he still doesn’t understand the appeal of a good naughty scene in a book, but I won’t hold that against him.
